After a surge of reports relating to a dangerous dog on Queens Park in Hinckley, the borough council’s Endeavour team decided to take action

An irresponsible dog walker who left fellow dog owners in fear of their own pets’ safety appears to have reformed his ways following a council crackdown.

After a surge of reports relating to a dangerous dog on Queens Park in Hinckley, the borough council’s Endeavour team decided to take action.

The team, which sees borough and county council workers, police officers and firefighters working together to tackle community issues, moved in to deal with the canine troublemaker and restore peace to the park.

Sharon Stacey, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s chief officer for housing, community safety and partnerships, said: “We were getting a lot of reports of a number of incidents in a short space of time relating to dangerous dogs, so we put together a campaign to target the area.

“We gave out information about responsible dog ownership and put items in the local papers.

“As a result we got a number of different people coming forward to report an owner with a particular dangerous dog that had attacked another dog.”

The dog owner in question was identified and put on an acceptable behaviour contract, which required him to keep his dog on a lead when walking in the park.

Sharon said: “Since we spoke the owner and pointed out the difficulties they were causing and the impact they were having on other dog owners, they recognised that impact and we have had no further reports with regard to that dog.

“People now feel more comfortable walking their dogs there.”

The Endeavour team is based at the Hinckley Hub and works to deal with issues relating to personal safety and antisocial behaviour.

It holds a tactical operational meeting every two weeks to highlight any current issues of concern and to plan and manage campaigns to deal with those issues.

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